IIT IIM Association Sends Aid to India for COVID Relief

  • 20/05/2021

Kuwait-based Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Alumni , to help the people of India suffering from COVID-19  has donated 1000 oxygen cylinders to the Red Cross Society of India.Upon seeing the destruction, the second wave of the pandemic has caused, one of the group members Vivek Pawar (IIT Delhi 2009 batch) contacted his friend Sandeep Nainwal who resides in India. Vivek and Sandeep are both NITIE Mumbai alumni. Within couple of days, the duo raised a fund of more than KD 50,000/-. The fund was utilized to purchase 1000 oxygen cylinders. Those cylinders were donated to Indian Embassy via IN COVID SUPPORT FZE LLC fund setup in UAE.

The cylinder requirement was fulfilled by refrigeration and oxygen company, a part of the Airtec Group based in Kuwait. The company also provided free oxygen filling support for all the cylinders. The Chief operation officer of AIRTEC group, Mr. Peeyush Jain also happens to be the president of IITIIM.

The oxygen cylinders were transported from Kuwait to India under operation Samudra Setu II. They were carried on the Indian Navy ships namely,INS Kolkata, INS Trikand and INS Airavat. The supply reached various ports of India within 4 days and was deployed immediately.

On behalf of The IIT-IIM association in Kuwait, Mr. Peeyush Jain and Mr. Vivek Pawar met the Ambassador of India in Kuwait H.E., Mr. Sibi George and thanked him for his continuous support. The ambassador also expressed his gratitude to the IITIIM alumni association and offered his full and unconditional support for the noble cause that the association has taken for their motherland.

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